Wildlife Photographer
Blue-winged Pitta is an uncommon non-breeding visitor to Borneo. I have missed opportunities to see this bird for a few years but this year, a friend of mine told me to try at Bukit Padang. So I decided to try my luck at this place. It was actually an overflow drainage for the […]
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This year I saw 7 lifers. The best lifer for me will be the Lesser White-fronted Goose.
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It was a good tide when I came there to shoot some shorebirds. Weather too was good. Met a couple who love shorebirds as well, we talk and shoot. For further photos please visit my Flickr album here
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I decided to go birding at Tokyoko Yacho Koen (Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park) instead of Kasai Rinkai Koen or Yatsuhigata because of the very hot weather. A few species were seen at the Koen, such as Greater Cormorant, Eastern Spot-billed duck, Striated Pond Heron, Grey-tailed Tattler, Grey Heron and Little Ringed Plover. On the […]
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On Sunday, 15 July 2018, we went to Mt. Takao for the first time. We took a chair lift to go up to the Sanjo station, which was excellent for sight seeing in green. It was packed with people because of 3-day holiday in Japan, but we chose the 3rd trail that brought us to […]
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With a plump body, long neck, and wings that extend beyond the tip of the tail, the lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus) is distinguishable from other geese by its brightly yellow eye-ring, round head and small, bright pink bill. ( Fact file from arkive.org). Classified a Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List and is […]
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I volunteered for the Little Tern Project, a conservation group for Little Terns, in Japan. I helped to count Little Tern eggs and nests at the Morigasaki Sewage Treatment Center in Tokyo’s Ota Ward on the opposite shore of Haneda Airport. The 6-hectare area is one of Japan’s largest colonies for Little Terns where the […]
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Since I started to live in Japan, I had chances to go birding around Tokyo area, such as Yatsuhigata Nature Observation Center, Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park, Kasai Rinkai Koen, Meiji Jingu Park, Yoyogi Park, Institute for Nature Study,Meguro, Ueno Zoo, Shinobazu Pond and Hibiya Park. For more photos, please visit my Flickr album here
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I had a chance to visit Sri Lanka as part of EAAFP Secretariat team for the Ramsar Pre-COP13 Asia Regional Meeting in Chilaw, Colombo. It was an interesting meeting. Of course my job was taking photos during the meetings, but I also listened to country delegates’ presentations. I met some old and new friends as […]
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A dream came true when my Korean friend invited me to join a study tour to Hong Kong. The best part of the tour was the Mai Po Nature Reserve which I had been longing to go. Beside Mai Po, we visited the Hong Kong Wetland Park and the Long Valley. During this trip, we […]
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